Judge to decide on newspapers’ lawsuit against Maine State Police
Under Maine law, the personnel records of public employees are mostly confidential except for final records of discipline.
Down East high-speed internet expansion previews the fight over the state’s broadband future
It will be up to municipalities across Maine to decide whether they want to own part or all of their broadband networks or pay providers like Spectrum to bring broadband to town.
Maine female soldiers form support group for sexual trauma survivors
That support group is forming in the wake of a recent Bangor Daily News investigation into a predatory culture inside the Maine Army National Guard.
The military said a Maine guardsman sexually assaulted another soldier. He’s still on base.
A senior enlisted member of the Maine Army National Guard is still at work on base nearly four months after federal investigators concluded that he sexually assaulted a female colleague earlier in his career.
Janet Mills won’t say if she’ll take action over sexual misconduct in Maine Army National Guard
Gov. Janet Mills told a reporter on Friday morning that she had not finished reading the investigative series by the Bangor Daily News, and could not comment before “digesting them.”
Key takeaways from the BDN’s investigation of the Maine Army National Guard
Since the spring, the Bangor Daily News has been investigating the Maine Army National Guard’s handling of sexual assaults. Here are the key takeaways.
What Maine can do to fix how the Army National Guard handles sexual assaults
A guard report due in March could bring renewed demands for accountability.
Female Maine guard soldiers face retaliation after reporting sexual assault and harassment
The Maine Army National Guard’s handling of complaints can mean harsh repercussions for soldiers who speak out.
Read more from ‘Unguarded,’ our investigative series on the Maine Army National Guard
The BDN’s three-part series, “Unguarded,” tells the stories of soldiers sexually assaulted and harassed within the ranks of the Maine Army National Guard while lax enforcement of policies, little oversight, and retaliation against those who complained continued for more than a decade.
Inside the Maine Army National Guard, soldiers say a predatory culture goes unchecked
Soldiers blame a sharp rise in sexual assaults and harassment on a predatory culture.
How we investigated the Maine Army National Guard
We’re sharing behind-the-scenes details of the investigation to be transparent about decisions that shaped the stories.
Under new deal with DA, Maine man who suffered in solitary would leave prison
The deal with District Attorney Natasha Irving will allow Zachary Swain to leave prison in February if he commits no new assaults.
Bad things keep happening to Maine man desperate to escape solitary confinement
Last week, prison guards pepper-sprayed Zachary Swain less than a day after he returned to isolation following a nearly 3-month stint in the infirmary after an attempt to kill himself.
Maine will again hire a national firm to investigate youth prison violence
It would be the third time in four years the state has hired the Center for Children’s Law and Policy to investigate and make recommendations for how to improve Maine’s conditions inside the juvenile justice system.
Maine’s youth prison continues to use dangerous tactics, watchdog says
In some cases, staff applied pressure to the backs of teens while restraining them on their bellies, increasing the risk of injury or death and two teens spent more than 20 minutes in a prone position, according to the letter.
Lawsuit: Maine ‘slumlord’ rented family house with raw sewage
The family worked multiple jobs to save enough money to move out of public housing. But within months, they found themselves homeless after the town condemned the house.
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